Alissa Fox
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Alissa Fox
I am a women’s health nurse with ten years of clinical experience and a PhD student in the United States focusing on maternal mental health. My clinical background spans labor and delivery, postpartum care, public health, and reproductive endocrinology, shaping my understanding of the systemic and interpersonal factors that influence maternal wellbeing. My emerging research program centers on postpartum depression and birth trauma, with an interest in improving screening, diagnostic clarity, and trauma‑responsive care. As an early‑career investigator, I am eager to connect with international colleagues who are advancing maternal mental health research and care delivery. I hope to contribute to collaborative efforts that strengthen maternal health outcomes both nationally and globally.
FURTHER INFORMATION
| Countries | United States; |
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| Topics | Access to care; Artificial Intelligence; Autonomy; Care justice; Ecosystems of care; Global Maternal Mental Health; Natural Language Processing; Perinatal mental health; Stigma and discrimination; |
| Methods | Assessment tool development; Comparative policy analysis; Cost analysis; Grounded Theory; Machine learning; Mixed methods; Narrative evaluation methods; Natural Language Processing; Pilot study; Psychometric testing; Qualitative studies; |
| Role | Research; |
| Interest Groups | Global Perinatal Mental Health; Qualitative Research; |
| ORC.ID | https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7471-767X |
| http://www.linkedin.com/in/alissa-fox-msn-rn-a5a826185 | |
| Research interests | My research interests center on advancing maternal mental health through the integration of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed‑methods approaches. In my quantitative work, I am particularly interested in finite mixture modeling as a strategy to improve precision screening and support more individualized perinatal mental health care. Qualitatively, I am drawn to grounded theory for its ability to generate and refine theoretical concepts that capture the complexity of women’s experiences. I value the contextual depth that qualitative methods provide, especially when paired with the analytic strength of advanced quantitative techniques. Using mixed methods allows me to bring these strengths together to develop more nuanced, actionable insights that can inform maternal mental health research and care delivery. |
| Key publications | Fox, A., McGinn, B., Fischer, S. A., & Coats, H. (2026). A Qualitative Meta-synthesis Describing the Psychosocial Impacts After Birth Trauma. Nursing for Womens Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2025.11.006 |